Chris Schmaedeke is a Digital Sports Editor at Yahoo News. He specializes in covering competitive sports, including both team and individual sports disciplines, as well as the business aspects of the sports industry. Chris's work has been featured in The Denver Gazette and The Colorado Springs Gazette, LLC.
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By: Chris Schmaedeke, Evan Rawal
Evan Rawal, Avalanche reporter Answer: Yes The window is closing. They’re still contenders heading into next season, and they should still be pretty competitive in 2027-28, but it starts to get tricky after that. It’s just the reality of the situation and why they’ve tried to go “all-in” with their moves over the last 18 […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. For Nos. 50 to 1, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati coordinated a 19-member committee to rank in order what they considered the top moments. The No. 1 moment will be […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
The Arnold Palmer-Cherry Hills connection is well known. In 1960 at Cherry Hills Country Club, Palmer won his only U.S. Open title, staging the biggest comeback in U.S. Open history by erasing a seven-stroke deficit in the final round. Now for the second time, Palmer’s annual college Ryder Cup-style tournament is going to Cherry Hills […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
Kyle Westmoreland is a lot happier with his putter Saturday than he was on Thursday at The Blue Championship. After Thursday’s first round in which the Air Force graduate shot 2 under, he felt he left shots out there on the greens. During Saturday’s third round, Westmoreland mainly putted great and shot a 64 to […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
BERTHOUD — The final round of The Blue Championship was pretty special for Justin Biwer. The former CU Buffs star fired a course-record-tying 63 to vault up the leaderboard and finish in a tie for fifth at the Korn Ferry event. “I’ve played here a bunch and I’ve shot some good rounds, but I’ve never […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
Wyndham Clark’s name has been a fixture on leader boards lately. The Denver native has won twice this season, including the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and moved back into the top 10 in the World Golf Rankings. So, he has loads of confidence going into the final major of the year — The Open […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
Ethan Farnam had one eagle and seven birdies Thursday on his way to a 9-under round of 62 to hold a one-shot lead after the first round of the Inspirato Colorado Open at Green Valley Ranch, recording the sixth-lowest round in tournament history. Farnam, who finished in a tie for 26th at last year’s Colorado […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
It doesn’t matter how many times Hunter Swanson has played Green Valley Ranch Golf Club — he was nervous this week. His nerves didn’t show during Friday’s second round of the Inspirato Colorado Open on a day when temperatures pushed 100 degrees. The former CU Buffs star golfer shot a 6-under 65 to jump 13 […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
The road to becoming successful in professional golf can be a long, tough grind. There are examples like Jackson Kouvin. He won the 3M Open last week on the PGA Tour after being a star in college. But those stories are not the norm. A lot of golfers battle through mini tours and qualifying school […]
By: Chris Schmaedeke
Colorado native Wyndham Clark has no problem holding off the biggest names in golf with a PGA Tour title on the line. After Sunday’s performance, it may be time to consider the 32-year-old as part of that group. Clark, a Valor Christian graduate playing with 2026 Masters champion Rory McIlroy in the final round, shot […]
